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Sno-Isle Libraries serves 713,835 residents in Washington's Snohomish and Island counties through 21 community libraries, online services, and Library on Wheels.Sat, 10 Dec 2016 04:56:37 GMTAmelia Earhart : this broad oceanhttp://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=250950&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6
<img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=1423113373/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>Grace, an aspiring young journalist, is excited when Amelia Earhart arrives in her town of Trepassey, Newfoundland, on June 4, 1928. Earhart wants to become the first female passenger to cross the Atlantic Ocean by air. Grace is there to see them--and to receive Earhart's telegram announcing their arrival in Ireland after twenty hours and forty minutes in flight.</p><p>Taylor, Sarah Stewart.</p><p>J BIO EARHART TAYLOR</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p>http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=250950&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6Lafayette and the American Revolutionhttp://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=246710&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6
<img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9780823421824/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>Recount how the aristocratic Frenchman, who disdained court life and craved battlefield glory, came to the aid of the Continental Army and ended up one of George Washington's closest associates and friends. From Lafayette's mostly fatherless childhood and military career to his exile for his part in the French Revolution and his final, vindicated days.</p><p>Freedman, Russell.</p><p>J BIO LAFAYET FREEDMA</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p>http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=246710&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6Sir Charlie : Chaplin, the funniest man in the worldhttp://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=236595&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6
<img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9780061896408/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>A Newbery Medalist presents one of the most compelling rags-to-riches stories of modern times, in this biography of the legendary Little Tramp, Charlie Chaplin.</p><p>Fleischman, Sid, 1920-2010.</p><p>J BIO CHAPLIN FLEISCH</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p>http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=236595&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6Claudette Colvin : twice toward justicehttp://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=201723&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6
<img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9780374313227/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>Based on extensive interviews with Claudette Colvin and many others, Phillip Hoose presents the first in-depth account of an important yet largely unknown civil rights figure, skillfully weaving her dramatic story into the fabric of the historic Montgomery bus boycott and court case that would change the course of American history.</p><p>Hoose, Phillip M., 1947-</p><p>J BIO COLVIN HOOSE</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p>http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=201723&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6Sixteen years in sixteen seconds : the Sammy Lee storyhttp://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=99501&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6
<img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=158430247X/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>"A biography of Korean American diving champion Sammy Lee, focusing on how his childhood determination and his father's dreams set the stage for a medical career as well as his athletic achievements which earned him Olympic gold medals in 1948 and 1952"--Provided by publisher.</p><p>Yoo, Paula.</p><p>J BIO LEE YOO</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p>http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=99501&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6The extraordinary Mark Twain (according to Susy)http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=222386&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6
<img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9780545125086/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>Thirteen-year-old Susy Clemens wants the world to know that her papa, Mark Twain, is more than just a humorist and sets out to write a comprehensive biography of the American icon.</p><p>Kerley, Barbara.</p><p>J BIO TWAIN KERLEY</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p>http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=222386&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6Kubla Khan : emperor of everythinghttp://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=242661&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6
<img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9780670011148/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>Presents a biography of the founder of the Mongol Dynasty in China.</p><p>Krull, Kathleen.</p><p>J BIO KUBLAI KRULL</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p>http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=242661&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6What to do about Alice? : how Alice Roosevelt broke the rules, charmed the world, and drove her father Teddy crazy!http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=166147&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6
<img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9780439922319/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>A brief biography in pictures and simple text of Alice Roosevelt, the daughter of Theodore Roosevelt and his first wife.</p><p>Kerley, Barbara.</p><p>J BIO ROOSEVE KERLEY</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p>http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=166147&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6Eleanorhttp://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=21145&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6
<img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=0670861596/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>Presents the childhood of Eleanor Roosevelt, who married a president of the United States and became known as a great humanitarian.</p><p>Cooney, Barbara, 1917-2000.</p><p>EB ROOSEVE COONEY</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p>http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=21145&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6Boy : tales of childhoodhttp://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=3755&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6
<img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=0374373744/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>Presents humorous anecdotes from the author's childhood which includes summer vacations in Norway and an English boarding school.</p><p>Dahl, Roald.</p><p>B- DAHL DAHL</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p>http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=3755&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6You never heard of Sandy Koufax?!http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=197015&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6
<img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9780375837388/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>In this striking picture book biography, an old-timer tells us what made Sandy Koufax so amazing.</p><p>Winter, Jonah, 1962-</p><p>JB KOUFAX WINTER</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p>http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=197015&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6We are the many : a picture book of American Indianshttp://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=45388&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6
<img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=0688165591/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>A collection of short, illustrated biographies of sixteen influential Native Americans, from Tisquantum, who helped the Pilgrims survive the winter of 1622, to Sherman Alexie, a contemporary poet, novelist, and screenwriter.</p><p>Rappaport, Doreen.</p><p>J 970.0049 RAPPAPO</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p>http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=45388&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6The great and only Barnum : the tremendous, stupendous life of showman P.T. Barnumhttp://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=205508&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6
<img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9780375945977/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>Biography of P.T. Barnum, showman and founder of the Barnum & Bailey Circus. Readers can visit Barnum's American Museum; meet Tom Thumb, the miniature man (only 39 in. tall) and his tinier bride (32 in.); experience the thrill Barnum must have felt when, at age 60, he joined the circus; and discover Barnum's legacy.</p><p>Fleming, Candace.</p><p>JB BARNUM FLEMING</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p>http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=205508&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6Manfish : a story of Jacques Cousteauhttp://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=174632&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6
<img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9780811860635/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>Before Jacques Cousteau became an internationally known oceanographer and champion of the seas, he was a curious little boy. In this biography, poetic text and paintings combine to create a portrait of Jacques Cousteau.</p><p>Berne, Jennifer.</p><p>EB COUSTEA BERNE</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p>http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=174632&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6Knucklehead : tall tales & mostly true stories of growing up Scieszkahttp://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=180532&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6
<img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9780670011063/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>How did Jon Scieszka get so funny? He grew up as one of six brothers with Catholic school, lots of comic books, lazy summers at the lake with time to kill, babysitting misadventures, TV shows, and jokes told at family dinner.</p><p>Scieszka, Jon.</p><p>JB SCIESZK SCIESZK</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p>http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=180532&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6Ladies first : 40 daring American women who were second to nonehttp://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=117935&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6
<img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=0792253930/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>Readers are introduced to 40 American women of achievement who were first in their field. A full-page portrait begins each informative three-page profile.</p><p>Kimmel, Elizabeth Cody.</p><p>J 920.7209 KIMMEL</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p>http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=117935&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6American moments : scenes from American historyhttp://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=NA&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6
<img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=0805070826/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>In this refreshingly inventive picture book, readers are placed directly into the action of 18 monumental events in American history. Each moment captures the heart and soul of the nation--the triumphs as well as the trials it has endured.</p><p>Burleigh, Robert.</p><p>J 973 BURLEIG</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p>http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=NA&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6The boy on Fairfield Street : how Ted Geisel grew up to become Dr. Seusshttp://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=68882&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6
<img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=0375822984/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>An award-winning author zeros in on the formative first 22 years of the life of Ted Geisel. Featuring decorative illustrations by Dr. Seuss, this picture book biography is written especially for his young fans.</p><p>Krull, Kathleen.</p><p>JB SEUSS KRULL</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p>http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=68882&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6She touched the world : Laura Bridgman, deaf-blind pioneerhttp://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=165531&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6
<img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=0618852999/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>When she was just two years old, Laura Bridgman lost her sight, her hearing, and most of her senses of smell and taste. But then a progressive doctor, who had just opened the country's first school for the blind in Boston, took her in. Laura learned to communicate, read, and write--and eventually even to teach.</p><p>Alexander, Sally Hobart.</p><p>JB BRIDGMA ALEXAND</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p>http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=165531&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6Jackie Robinson plays ballhttp://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=166111&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6
<img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9781426301902/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>Jackie Robinson broke the social and racial barriers of his sport and of his age. On April 15, 1947 Robinson became the first African-American to play Major League baseball, and his career with the Brooklyn Dodgers changed American sports forever. Discover how his childhood shaped his life, what led him on the path to baseball, and learn of his lasting legacy.</p><p>O'Sullivan, Robyn.</p><p>JB ROBINSO OSULLIV</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p>http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=166111&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6